En Route to Mastery

A Theory of Everything

Michael Haupt — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:13:53 +0000

In mid 2004, just weeks after leaving the corporate world and while travelling in Thailand, I experienced my first epiphany. An epiphany, the way I define it, is a sudden, powerful, and often life-changing realisation that someone experiences in an otherwise ordinary moment. It is a flash of extreme inspiration in which a [...]

Zeitgeist The Movie

Michael Haupt — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:19:06 +0000

I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It’s a depression. Everybody’s out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel’s worth, banks are going bust, shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in the street and there’s nobody anywhere [...]

How to Fix the Economy

Michael Haupt — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:40:11 +0000

Ron Paul on the Federal Reserve, gold standard and money market manipulation. Watch the video… Sensible comments.

The Coward Bush Lambasted on Video

Michael Haupt — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:44:02 +0000

I don’t often post articles relating to politics, because politics is just a distraction from the real issues in life, but this one surprised me with it’s intensity and that it’s hosted by MSNBC, who are typically fairly supportive of the US government. Nov. 5: Keith Olbermann comments on Pres. Bush and Michael Mukasey’s response to [...]

News Headlines - Faltering Economy

Michael Haupt — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:36:17 +0000

This is a collection of news headlines and articles tracking the global economic recession slowly unfolding. There are three points to keep in mind when scanning these: The Financial Times, the main source, prides itself in non-sensationalist news - these articles are pretty sensationalist if one reads between the lines; Over the past 200 years, the average [...]

Excellent Video Debate on Tackling Aging

Colin Farrelly — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:46:00 +0000

I just came across this fascinating video of Richard Miller and John Trojanowski debating the topic “Alzheimer's Research and Basic Science of Aging: Is There a Better Balance?”. The discussion addresses a number of important issues concerning sort...

Power and the Presidency; The Cheney, Nixon, Bush Affair

Betsy L. Angert — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:00:00 +0000

When the President Does it That Means That it is Not Illegal

Today is as yesterday was. Some of the players remain the same. Vice President Dick Cheney helped to expand Presidential power three decades ago. Today, he pushes the envelope further. As Americans stand on the brink of self destruction, we might ponder the past. Perhaps we can learn from it. Bill Moyers, of Public Broadcasting Services offers a bit of perspective. He asks us to . . .

Remember "The Lives of Others" - the movie that won this year's Academy Award for best foreign language film . . . a story of life under East Germany's secret police. The critic Roger Ebert said: "The movie is relevant today, as our government ignores habeas corpus, practices secret torture, and asks for the right to wiretap and eavesdrop on its citizens. Such tactics, he said, did not save East Germany; they destroyed it, by making it a country its most loyal citizens could no longer believe in." You want to say it couldn't happen here but we've been close before. During the cold war with the Soviet Union and then the hot war in Vietnam, a secret government mushroomed in this country.

Please Review the transcript . . .

The Path to Power. By Bill Moyers

In a powerful program aired on October 26, 2007, Bill Moyers observes that the times are not a changin'. He reminds us, on December 22, 1974 The New York Times published an exposé by Seymour Hersh, The article alarmed Americans. The evidence revealed could not be ignored. Americans were not safe. Their own government threatened their security.

A Senate Select Committee headed by Senator Frank Church [Democrat, Idaho] was established. The purpose was to investigate allegations; the Fed's were spying, and plotting against citizens of this country. As we review the findings, we understand. What occurred thirty years ago is but background for the present.

President Bush and Vice President Cheney espouse the theory of the unitary executive. That means the President's orders can't be reviewed, questioned, or altered by the other two branches of government. He alone can say what the law means, or whether or not it will be enforced or ignored. In effect, George W. Bush says his powers must be unilateral and unchecked.
Critics claim the President has used the war on terror to put himself above the law and that he has created a secret presidency of classified decisions and orders, that approve extraordinary renditions, torture, illegal detentions, and wiretapping without warrants with the collaboration of big telecom companies. This boundless secrecy and surveillance evokes images counter to American values.

In October 2007, Jim Hightower wrote, Is a Presidential Coup Under Way?" Perhaps it is. Might we consider, when Richard M. Nixon was in office Dick Cheney was a fledging. Cheney learned from the master and embraced his lessons.

One of the people who argued most vociferously that a president could exceed the laws was a former White House Chief of Staff who had been elected to Congress. His name. Dick Cheney.

Today, with the power of the Vice Presidency in hand, Cheney reiterates as he executes his convictions.

Once more we discover, the Central Intelligence Agency [CIA], National Security Agency [NSA], Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] and other Federal Agencies were and are involved in numerous illegal affairs.

In the mid 1970s, plots to assassinate foreign leaders were real and realized. Detention, confinement, or kidnapping of those the Administration thought to be a threat were condoned. Warrantless entry into offices and homes was sanctioned by the White House. Federal Intelligence Officers searched for files against their "enemies" and claimed it was their right to do so.

Chemicals intended for biological warfare were illicitly warehoused. Mail, to and from Americas was opened. Wiretapping was common. Intelligence was gathered without legal authority. A minimum of nine thousand, nine hundred [9,900-plus] files were amassed. Any American involved in the antiwar movement was likely under surveillance. Internal Revenue files were reviewed without cause. The Executive Branch of the American government trusted no one.

Does all this sound familiar?

Dear reader, I invite you to view the program, read the full transcript, or comment. The parallels may pull you in; they may turn your stomach. I think you may find the Power and the Presidency very interesting.

The Transformation of the 9/11 Truth Movement: From Right, to Left, and then to Right again

procrastinate later — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:37:58 +0000

The relative success of Trutherism has peaked and is now on the decline. Its genesis lies in right-wing populist conspiracism that was repackaged post-9/11 to appeal to left-of-centre consumers who felt traumatised and disenfranchised as a result of GOP dominance of US politics to 2006. An explanation of 9/11 as a plot masterminded by Bush or his associates appealed to some on the left, as another example of the illegitimacy of the Bush Administration and an example of their evil.

One of the greatest blows to the Troof Movement was when the Democratic Party took Congress in the 2006 Mid-terms. It destroyed the notion of "BushCo" as an all-powerful clique that controlled space-time, controlled all media, and could steal any elections it wanted. As Katrina, Iraq, and Afghanistan have unfolded, the capability of the Bush Administration to orchestrate the greatest deception of all time has been severely dented.

Since 2006, Trooferism is returning to the right-wing populism from which it was originally-derived. Trooferism's love affair with Ron Paul(1) is rather indicative of this, as well as Trooferism's bolder assertions that the Democratic Party was also "in on it". On the progressive messageboard DemocraticUnderground, resident Troofers are becoming bolder in smearing leading Democrats such as Bill Clinton and John Kerry.

Assault On Reason

I Think This Time I’ll Pass

Mark Trost — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:23:21 +0000

I wrote in a previous post that I’m afraid. I don’t know if afraid is the appropriate word. I nearly lost a leg so I understand the word terror. And I’ve lived my life on the outside of most circles, so I understand wary and I comprehend apprehension. I don’t live in fear because my [...]

Impeachment; Not Impossible. Bush Cheney Censure Begins with You

Betsy L. Angert — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:17:01 +0000

Rollins on impeachment

"I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace."
~ George W. Bush, June 18, 2002
"War is Peace"
~ Big Brother in George Orwell's 1984
Many believe impeachment is not likely. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi will not consider it. Presidential candidate John Edwards thinks the process is a distraction. Many Americans forget that until impeachment was proposed and investigations began, there was no evidence to convict Richard M. Nixon. When asked to assess the past people only recall the spectacular. Sex scandals are dicey!

Talk of intimate physical intercourse could stimulate a climatic end to the George W. Bush, Dick Cheney supremacy. However, we do not see love scenes in the making of this President. Under this Bush, it is dark, damp, and dank. This Bush is all about war! George W. Bush has raped the land and ripped the cloth known as the Constitution. Many acknowledge his crimes and the corruption he and his mate Cheney propagate. Yet, since these are not sexual in nature they evoke no censure.
Americans have resigned themselves to the notion Bush and Cheney will continue to reign.

However, it need not be. There is still reason for hope. Don Quixote, otherwise known as Dennis Kucinich, is prepared to propose what others dare not do. This Presidential aspirant tilts at windmills and moves us to act. The Congressman from Ohio will do the absurd and create the impossible. Dennis Kucinich understands, "Strength is peace!"
"Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible."
~ Miguel de Unamuno [Spanish Philosopher and Writer]
Our future President Dennis Kucinich will exhibit courage and call for censure. Some may say Dennis did this before; Conyers did too. However, neither thought to recruit you. As Dennis Kucinich and Impeach for Peace sought solace in the constitution, found buried in the ashes of a Bush, they realized there is a way to impeach. They were reminded of a principle lost; government is of, by, and for the people. W, the people are the power. The Administration can seek peace through military strength however . . .

"We can bomb the world to pieces, but we cannot bomb the world to peace."
~ Michael Franti [Songwriter, Poet]
Perhaps world harmony will come. Tranquility begins with you. With your assistance . . .

Kucinich to Force Impeachment Vote on the House Floor
Source: Impeach for Peace
By Jodin Morey
September 27, 2007
This bombshell [words that shake the world towards peace] just dropped by Rep. Dennis Kucinich on the Ed Schultz show. Kucinich is considering forcing an impeachment vote on a "privileged resolution" on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Time to call your representative and let him/her know that you will not support any candidate who doesn't support accountability and the rule of law.
You can reach the Capitol switchboard toll-free at 1-800-426-8073.
More details to follow on this post as this news develops?
As a result of this article, Impeach for Peace has been asked this question: What is a "privileged resolution?"
The following was found on InetResults.com:?1 High Constitutional Privilege.
In order to qualify as a resolution or memorial of high constitutional privilege, the House member must contain a "direct" or "positive" proposal to impeach. A mere proposition to investigate conduct of a civil officer does not qualify as a high constitutional privilege even though impeachment may be contemplated as a possibility or even if the resolution or memorial is presented with "a view to impeachment." See Impeachment: Selected Materials pp. 66-71 (Sections 2045-2052) and pp. 767-69 (Sections 468-69).
A direct or positive proposal to impeach retains its high constitutional privilege even though the resolution or memorial proposing impeachment also contains a resolution that the impeachment matter be referred to an appropriate House Committee for inquiry or investigation.
See Impeachment: Selected Materials pp. 67-69 (Sections 2046-48). At the same time, the resolution calling for an investigation or inquiry cannot also request an appropriation for funds to support the investigation or inquiry. Id. at pp. 767-68 (Section 468).
A direct or positive proposal to impeach takes precedence over everything," even over pending business before the House under a unanimous consent agreement. Id. at p. 770 (Section 469). Indeed, impeachment is a question of constitutional privilege which may be presented at any time irrespective of previous action of the House. Id. at 71 (Section 2053).

Please help. In truth we do nothing ourselves. United we stand. As Aesop expressed, "Union gives strength. Together we can Do-It-Ourselves and Impeach for Peace.

Please review the links below. Print out the petitions. Fill in the forms. Sign the papers. Send the pages and show your support.

Download, fill in your relevant information in the blanks (name, State, notary is optional), and send in a letter today. We're sending this wave in to House Rep. Dennis Kucinich who has recently spoken in favor of impeachment. There's also extra credit for sending a DIY Impeachment to your own representative as well as representatives recommended by Keith Ellison of the House Judiciary.
One of the copies will come to Impeach for Peace's home office and we'll hand deliver them to a House Rep. with cameras rolling.
That's right - to make a big impact, when we get enough, we'll deliver them all on the same date (In previous waves, we've had over 500,000 download of the document representing over 1.7 million mailings). We hope to flood the congress with sacks of mail and cause a newsworthy event to further pressure them to act on the memorials. Although, it's important to keep in mind that in the 1830 precedent, impeachment resulted as a result of a single memorial. Yours might be the one.

You are the one. Please do not forget, government is you. The Constitution hoped to ensure authority would be of, by, and for the people. Without your awareness and action, there is no democracy, no representation. Please speak. If we remain silent, we cannot be heard.

Do It Yourself Impeachment.

Impeachment is Not Impossible . . .

Kucinich to Force Impeachment Vote on the House Floor. Source: Impeach for Peace. By Jodin Morey. September 27, 2007

Do--It-Yourself Impeachment.

pdf Do--It-Yourself Impeachment.

Do It Yourself Impeachment. Impeach For Peace.org

Help Kucinich Impeach Cheney!

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Bomb the World, By Michael Franti